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inv. 552

Lumber Schooner in a Gale

Alternate title: Lumber Schooner in a Storm

1863

Oil on canvas

23 x 38 in. (58.4 x 96.5 cm)

Mr. and Mrs. H. John Heinz, III, Pittsburgh

Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

Mr. and Mrs. H. John Heinz, III, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Exhibition History

1966 DeCordova Museum

DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition, March 20–April 17, 1966. (Wilmerding 1966a), no. 55. Traveled to: Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Maine, April 30–June 6, 1966.

Published References

American Neptune 1965

The American Neptune, Pictorial Supplement VII: A Selection of Marine Paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1804–1865. Salem, MA: The American Neptune, 1965, plate XXIX, no. 115, as Lumber Schooner in a Gale.

Wilmerding 1966a

Wilmerding, John. Fitz Hugh Lane: The First Major Exhibition. Lincoln, MA: De Cordova Museum; in association with Colby College Art Museum, 1966. Exhibition catalogue (1966 DeCordova Museum), no. 55, ill.

Wilmerding 2005

Wilmerding, John. Fitz Henry Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Historical Association, 2005, ill. 91, text, p. 82.

Record last updated March 17, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: "Lumber Schooner in a Gale, 1863 (inv. 552)." In Fitz Henry Lane Online. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum. www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=552 (accessed on August 1, 2025).